Category Archives: EDUCATION

Two NC Teachers Face Gun-Related and Drug Charges

Posted on June 3, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

Two teachers in two separate districts face gun-related charges, with one teacher’s charges stemming from storing a gun for a student and the other teacher’s charges stemming from a drug sting. Continue reading →

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Lee County Teacher Arrested in School Parking Lot on DWI Charges

Posted on May 28, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

A Lee County teacher was arrested for DWI by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol in the parking lot of his school around 7:45 am. Continue reading →

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Orange County Teacher Threatens to Shoot up Elementary and ‘Sex Room’ is Exposed in a Durham High School

Posted on May 22, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

A now-former Orange County Public Schools teacher has been arrested for making threats to ‘shoot up’ the elementary school she worked at. Meanwhile, the existence of an alleged ‘sex room’ was exposed at a Durham High School. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: Media Attacks Low-Income Student Scholarships, Wake County Still A Hot Mess and SAT ‘Adversity Scores’

Posted on May 20, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

In this edition of NC Education Updates: Charlotte Observer attacks low-income student scholarship fund changes, Wake County Public Schools is still a hot mess and what parents and students need to know about The College Board’s new “adversity scores.” Continue reading →

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School Choice Advocate Hits WRAL Owners on Editorial Attacking Low-Income Scholarship

Posted on May 16, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

The following is from Mike Long, President of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, in response to the Capitol Broadcasting Company’s editorial, Private school vouchers to be even more open to corruption, waste. Continue reading →

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Orange County Teacher Facing Felony Child Exploitation Charges

Posted on May 13, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

A former Orange County Schools teacher is facing child pornography-related charges stemming from a mid-February tip sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Continue reading →

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